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May 16~ i~16. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. First. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen April 18th and referred To the Common Council for concurrence. To lay ~n 8-inch main, instes~i of 4-inch main, on the corner of T~ird and Wythe streets, under the supervision of the City Engineer. Not concurred in, but referred to the ~ater & Sewerage Committee. To refer to Public Property & Schools Committee, with power to act, an approprimtion of $35. to lay a ie~d pipe on~as~i~g~on ~treet from the Old Jail Lot. Amendea by allowing $34. additional for a pipe, making $69. for the two pipes~ The Board of Aldermen April lSth concurred in all recommendation~ of Committees adopt- ed by the Common Council April lith, except recommendation of the Finance Committee with regs~rd to the License Tax Bill for the Year 1916-17, the Board adopting~only the sections of same lating to liquor licenses~ At this point, kbr. Browne moved to conou~ with the Common Council in its action with regard to the License Tax Bill~ Er. Privett moved to amend by striking out the tax of $5. on automobiles. Er. Privett's amendJ~ent was lost. Then?~, Bro~e's motion w~s adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Browne~ Langhorne, F~dgins, Barlow, Cart, Ad,ms, Privett: Frey, Nays-Markham, (Er. Privett voting aye on all except Tax on automobiles). The Board concurred with the Common Council in recommittimg to the Fire Committee the matter of purchasing 2500 feet of fire hose for the Fire Deps~rtment. The Common Council April llth s~iopted the recommendation, of the majority of the Fire Committee to purchase the LaFranoe Tripple Combination Pumping Engine, &c., for $9,000.00; the Bo~rd adopted neither.the majority nor the minority report as to engine. ' Second. Matters adopted by the Common Council May ~th and referred to the Board of Alder- men for concurrence. To refer to Light Committee, with power to act, a petition of the Portsmouth Humane Society for a light on the public drinking fountain located at High and Effingham streets. To instruct the Fire Committee to turn over to the Humane Society or to someone else who would care for same without working him~ a horse formerly used by one of the fire companies. To mtlow an additional appropriation of $75. for another band of music fo~ the firemen's pmrade in May. To refer to Street Committee putting in low places in Oak Grove Cemetery'dirt to be taken from Cooke street, when paved. To refer to Police Committee, with power to act, to provide an awning and stand for pro- tection of the Traffic Officer at the corner of Court.and High streets. On motion, all of the above were concurred in~ and by the following vote: Ayes--Markham, Lan~norne, Hudgins, B~rlow~ Ca~r~ Adsm~s, Privett, Browne, Frey, ~. Third. Communications from the Mayor. The Mayor returned his ~ppEoval'.of the f~ellowing matters addpted by the two branches of City Council April ll-18th,~l~16: To make available, as needed by the Street Committee, funds for paving streets heretofore adopted in the "Street Paying Program." ~ppropriation of $800.00, out of Seventh Ward Bond Account, to tile on each side South street Road, between Pine and Pearl, in order tooarry off the ~r~ter from it, and to resurface An appropriation of $25,000. for sites for the new High School and colored School buildings. To pay Police bills held up by the Auditor in March on account of lack of appropriation or because they exceeded 1/12 of appropriation~llowed for same, to amount of $210.39~ out of propriation as available, 1/12 monthly. To make available as needed $500. allowed in the Budget for the "Playground." To make available the $240. s~llowed in the Budget~for "Quar~utine Commissioners." To gra~t permission to The Chesapeake & Potomac T~lephone Co. to erect a~d replace poles on Naval avenue, H~tton street, Riverview avenue, and Park avenue, as s~ownby copyof drawing attached to petition; the work to be done under the supervision of.the City Engineer. To grant permission ~o The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to e~eot two poles on Pine street, between Nelson and Fayette, as shown by copy of d~awing attached to peti~io , the work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer. To grant a~proposition of the Right of Way Agent of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to improve the telephone delivery construction ~long Highstreet, between Eiddte smd Cou~t; a~d on South street, between Middle~knd Cra~ord; in accordance wit~ blueprint attached to prop~~ sition; provided the work be done under the supervision of th~ City Engineer, and with the ~r- ther proviso thmt they put.in and reserve a conduit for the City for the extension of it~ Fire Alarm a~! Police Telegraph System. Award made to the C. E~ Du~navant Construction Co~ to pave Ar~ street, between Owens and A~mstrong (south side), ~ $1.t2 per sq. Award m~e to Littleford Bros., Cincinnati, Ohio, for a Portable Tar and Asphalt Heater ~w ~l~x~ ~ ~ w~. o w~ ~o~ ~ ~a~ ~nn~ ~r ~1~.OO. with freight on $~me to be paid by